16 U.S.C. § 45a–1 — Addition of lands authorized

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The Interior Secretary may accept certain lands near Sequoia National Park's entrance, subject to existing easements. Three tracts in Tulare County, California, are described by size and location. Landowners must prove clear title first, and accepted land becomes part of the park.

The Secretary of the Interior has the power — but not the obligation — to accept ownership of certain lands and land interests near the entrance to Sequoia National Park. This land stays subject to any existing easements for public highways and public utilities. Three tracts are described: Tract A: About 2 acres, part of tract 37, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California. Tract B: About 38 acres, part of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 4, in the same township, range, and meridian. Tract C: About 0.61 acres, part of the south half of tract 37, in the same township, range, and meridian. Before any exchange becomes final, the owners of these lands must give the Secretary proof — satisfactory to the Secretary — that they hold clear title to the land. Once the Secretary accepts title, the land becomes part of Sequoia National Park and is then subject to all the laws and regulations that apply to the park.

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept title to lands and interests in lands near the entrance to the Sequoia National Park, subject to existing easements for public highways and public utilities, within the following described tracts:

Tract A. A portion of tract 37, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately two acres.

Tract B. A portion of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 4, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately thirty-eight acres.

Tract C. A portion of the south half of tract 37, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately sixty one-hundredths acre.

The owners of the lands to be conveyed to the United States, before any exchange is effective, shall furnish to the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to such lands. Such property shall become a part of the Sequoia National Park upon the acceptance of title thereto by the Secretary, and shall thereafter be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park.

Source credit: (Dec. 21, 1943, ch. 372, § 1, 57 Stat. 606.)

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1943Enacted · Act of Dec. 21, 1943, ch. 372 · 57 Stat. 606

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